Patrol info for U-956
| Departure | Arrival / Fate | Duration | ||
| 23 Sep 1943 | Narvik | 4 Nov 1943 | Narvik | 43 days |
Commander | Officers * | |
 Oblt. Hans-Dieter Mohs |
2WO Edgar Seeliger |
WO Oblt. (R) Ernst-August Stellmann |
Daily positions, sinkings and allied attacks during the patrol of U-956
We have daily positions for all 43 days on this patrol.
Departure from Narvik on 23 Sep 1943.
24 Sep 1943 - 25 Sep 1943 - 26 Sep 1943 - 27 Sep 1943 - 28 Sep 1943 - 29 Sep 1943 - 30 Sep 1943 - 1 Oct 1943 - 2 Oct 1943 - 3 Oct 1943 - 4 Oct 1943 - 5 Oct 1943 - 6 Oct 1943 - 7 Oct 1943 - 8 Oct 1943 - 9 Oct 1943 - 10 Oct 1943 - 11 Oct 1943 - 12 Oct 1943 - 13 Oct 1943 - 14 Oct 1943 - 15 Oct 1943 - 16 Oct 1943 - 17 Oct 1943 - 18 Oct 1943 - 19 Oct 1943 - 20 Oct 1943 - 21 Oct 1943 - 22 Oct 1943 - 23 Oct 1943 - 24 Oct 1943 - 25 Oct 1943 - 26 Oct 1943 - 27 Oct 1943 - 28 Oct 1943 - 29 Oct 1943 - 30 Oct 1943 - 31 Oct 1943 - 1 Nov 1943 - 2 Nov 1943 - 3 Nov 1943 -
Arrival at Narvik on 4 Nov 1943.
Wolfpack operations during this patrol
U-956 operated with the following Wolfpacks during this patrol
Monsun (3 Oct 1943 - 3 Nov 1943)
Ships hit by U-956 during this patrol
General Events during this patrol
1943
25 Oct 1943. U-956 shelled shore installations on Spitsbergen (Svalbard) with the deck gun. Return artillery fire failed to hit the U-boat.
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Attacks on U-956 during this patrol
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* These are officers that later became commanders themselves.